Central America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient growth. Today, 59 percent of the region’s population lives in urban…
Ficha de Buena Práctica III Congreso Iberoamericano de Suelo Urbano Curitiba, Brasil, 2017
Secure land tenure in rural landscapes is widely recognized as an essential foundation for achieving a range of economic development goals. However, forest areas in low and middle-income countries face particular challenges in strengthening the security of land and resource tenure. Forest…
Internationally there are an alarming number of violations of indigenous peoples’ land and human rights. Brazil is currently under the spotlight as the heightening of the political crisis that led to the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff brings national and international concerns over the…
The article aims to evidence existing gap between the declarations for ITR and the amount that should be collected. To better understand its limitations, a historical backgroung is outlined along with its mechanisms and known frauds. All legal and regulatory changes were presented as well.…
This paper examines whether national expropriation and land laws in 30 countries across Asia and Africa put Indigenous Peoples and local communities at risk of expropriation without compensation. In particular, this paper examines whether national laws ensure that communities are eligible for…
Esta Dissertação de Mestrado pretende propor uma reflexão sobre cosmologia e território entre os Truká, povo indígena ribeirinho morador do submédio São Francisco, que habita no arquipélago cuja maior ilha é a Ilha da Assunção, localizada no Município de Cabrobó (PE). A partir da apresentação…
Este número de La Jornada del Campo contiene artículos relativos al campo del continente Americano; los autores son expertos de los diversos países.
Defensoras de los territorios Mujeres planteando alternativas al modelo de desarrollo extractivista
Carmen Francisca de las Nieves Aliaga Monrroy
Antropóloga,
Responsable del Área de Investigación Social y de Género del Colectivo de Coordinación de Acciones Socio…
O quadro legal e institucional, construído historicamente, que regulamenta a propriedade e a posse da terra no Brasil tem sido responsável por vários tipos de problemas fundiários no país que vão desde os conflitos de terras rurais, a ausência de moradias urbanas, as ocupações de terras…
This article presents a comparison for the impact from lack of land governance in Brazil between livestock and agricultural production. It begins with a brief description of the land regulatory system and its development in Mato Grosso do Sul State and Brazil. The methodology was based on focus…
Las mujeres que demandan el cumplimiento del derecho a la igualdad y luchan para acceder al uso de recursos naturales y propiedad de la tierra son frecuentemente victimas de presión, amenazas o criminalización de sus actividades. En Honduras por ejemplo, entre el 2010 y el 2012 hubo más de 684…